LaFetra College of Education Graduates 618 in Virtual Commencement
In a ceremony unlike any other in the University of La Verne鈥檚 130-year history, the LaFetra College of Education graduated 618 students from the spring 2020 and winter 2021 classes.
In a ceremony unlike any other in the University of La Verne鈥檚 130-year history, the LaFetra College of Education graduated 618 students from the spring 2020 and winter 2021 classes.
鈥淵ou have chosen a sacred and honorable profession,鈥 Kevin S. Marshall told 76 spring 2020 graduates at the University of La Verne College of Law鈥檚 virtual commencement live-streamed on January 30. Marshall is the Frank Lizarraga Endowed Dean of the College of Law.
Anthony LaFetra, president and chief executive officer of the Rain Bird Corporation, passed away on January 29 from an undiagnosed cancer at the age of 80, his family has announced.
U.S. News & World Report, one of the nation鈥檚 leading organizations that rank higher education programs, recognized the quality of University of La Verne online programs in four categories of its 2021 rankings released January 26.
Now in its聽tenth year, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at the University of La Verne is again available for local, eligible taxpayers to receive free tax preparation services.
The university will confer degrees on more than 2,300 students who have studied in the university鈥檚 four colleges on the central campus in La Verne, nine regional campuses, and online.
University of La Verne has streamlined its Master of Business Administration for Experienced Professionals (MBAX) program to be more flexible for experienced working professionals and faster to complete.
Two students from the University of La Verne College of Law brought home awards from the western regional Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition, which was held online November 6. Miguel Caloca, JD 鈥21, and Herber Ramirez, JD 鈥20, represented the university at the competition and were coached by Dean McVay, adjunct professor and moot court competition advisor.
On November 11, the University of La Verne celebrated Veterans Day with a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the renovation of the newly renamed Sara and Michael Abraham Center for Veteran Student Success. To celebrate the start of construction safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the university hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on the central campus in La Verne and streamed it online for public viewing.
On November 8, the Cultural and Natural History Collections at the University of La Verne will host its inaugural Influential Voices speaker series showcasing diverse, influential voices from across the world.